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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2024

Filed:

Jun. 24, 2021
Applicant:

Cable Television Laboratories, Inc., Louisville, CO (US);

Inventor:

Omkar Shripad Dharmadhikari, Lakewood, CO (US);

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 36/00 (2009.01); H04W 8/22 (2009.01); H04W 36/14 (2009.01); H04W 36/22 (2009.01); H04W 36/30 (2009.01); H04W 48/18 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 36/00835 (2018.08); H04W 8/22 (2013.01); H04W 36/22 (2013.01); H04W 48/18 (2013.01); H04W 36/14 (2013.01); H04W 36/302 (2023.05);
Abstract

Systems and methods for performing handovers for a user equipment (UE) include storing a dynamically-triggered search timer value and a high priority public land mobility network (PLMN) identifier at the UE (e.g., using a universal subscriber identity module (USIM). The UE generates a periodic measurement report with a list of PLMN identifiers associated with nearby access network nodes. In response to entering idle mode, the UEdetermines whether the list of PLMN identifiers includes the high priority PLMN. In response to the list of PLMN identifiers including the high priority PLMN, the UEinitiates a dynamically-triggered search for a handover at a time indicated by the dynamically-triggered search timer value rather than by a larger minimum periodic search timer value. Accordingly, the dynamically-triggered search occurs quickly (e.g., between 5 and 30 seconds) after the UE enters the idle mode as compared to minimum periodic search timer-based handover searches.


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